#A48A2D#A48A2D
#A48A2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.113 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 138, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 72.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, -0.37, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 50.96, 90.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.03% -0.0059 0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.03% 0.113 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8733, 26.2604, 6.2408) |
| Luminance | 0.2626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.26
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.57
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.80
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.97
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48A2D #2D47A4
analogous
#A44E2D #A48A2D #82A42D
triadic
#A48A2D #2DA48A #8A2DA4
tetradic
#A48A2D #2DA44E #2D47A4 #A42D82
square
#A48A2D #2DA44E #2D47A4 #A42D82
split-complementary
#A48A2D #2D82A4 #4E2DA4
monochromatic
#443913 #746220 #A48A2D #CBAE43 #D9C273
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#A48A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#A48A2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48A2D
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48A2D | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99881F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B17F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 138, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.113 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ab6c',
500: '#a48a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48a2d; $custom-light: #c3ab6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 138,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.891,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64032,
"c": 0.11348,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.26259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48A2D
secondary
#6D7FC0
accent
#69E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A